Waiting for Six Flags to Open

We planned a trip to Six Flags, but forgot to check one thing---when it opened. So we hung out near Arlington Field--the Rangers Baseball Park.

Happy Maya

Happy Maya and Savannah.

Happy Karen.

The following sequence of pictures is funny--Maya and Savannah wanted to pose on the posts, but Maya eventually psyched herself out and got scared.

Everythings fine.Not quite sure about this--just noticed I am perched 4 feet above the ground.
Wholly freaked-out.

Girls just having fun.

At Six Flags--it was pretty fun.

Maya's Asthma Attack

Apparently Maya gets these Cold-induced asthma attacks. I was really worried about her because she was breathing poorly after her recital. In fact her heart was racing super fast because she wasn't getting enough oxygen through her body with the shallow breathing. I slept that night with her on my chest so I could see if sleeping would relax her, but after several hours, her heart was still going at a 2x/3x pace. I went into the ER.
I absolutely hate the ER. Texans think their health care is good, because the specialist care in houston is worldclass. The fact is, the regular hospital care is awful. I waited with Maya for four hours in the ER waiting room before they saw us--this was at 4 or 5 AM--the slowest time for the ER, yet they still didn't get us in forever. We were at the hospital another 2 or 3 hours--you lose track when you wait that long.
Maya came home with breathing treatments and all that goodstuff. This is a picture of her falling asleep during one of them.

Holiday Dance Recital 2008

Poor Maya. We thought she was just tired because she woke up from a nap right before we had to go to the recital. Turns out later, she was sick.

I made her pose, poor kid.

SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, so it's more like a pile of ice crystals, than snow, but we'll take it every few years.

Our Christmas lights.--I like our snowflake.

The white stuff.

It only stuck on our trampoline for the first few hours.

Like Father, Like...Daughter

So Savannah brought home a 2nd place trophy for the Turkey Trot. We had no idea she was in a race, but, cool, she ran well.

Moldy door frame; before and after

As you may know, living in Houston means humidity and rain and the mold that comes with it. Our back door is not protected from the rain, so here's what happens after a few years--MOLD.

Outside frame.

Inside molded sheetrock and warped/moldy baseboards.

MUCH BETTER!
Outside view.

Maggies, as we sometimes call her

Another Trip to Moab

I took a trip to Moab with work. It was really good. We learned about faults and salt. I'm smart now.

Here are some Jurassic-aged critter "footprints"--thought it was cool.

Nice picture looking North of Moab.

I like faults. You can see some here. I like them.

I took a shot of Delicate Arch from an angle you rarely see. I like it. Also, can you find the hidden person. I have to give you a hint--it's only their head and it was a cold day.

Here's another shot I like.

Here are some offset shearbands in the Moab Tongue Member of the Entrada Sandstone. Notice the relative left-lateral shear. It's actually oblique slip along a fault transfer zone, or, relay.